Ezekiel 23:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.”

Ezekiel 23:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 23:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 23:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“She hasn’t left her prostitution since leaving Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her. They caressed her youthful nipples and they poured out their prostitution on her.”

Ezekiel 23:8 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 23:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Neither hath she left her whoredoms since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their whoredom upon her. ”

Ezekiel 23:8 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 23:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And her whoredoms out of Egypt she hath not forsaken, For with her they lay in her youth, And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, And they pour out their whoredoms on her.”

Ezekiel 23:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 23:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Neither left she her whoredoms [brought] from Egypt; for in her youth they had lain with her, and had handled the breasts of her virginity, and poured their fornication upon her. ”

Ezekiel 23:8 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 23:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neither left she her fornications, learned of the Egyptians: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginitie, and powred their whoredome vpon her.”

Ezekiel 23:8 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 23:8 in Context — Ezekiel 23

6 Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.

7 Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.

8 Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.

9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

10 These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.

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What Does Ezekiel 23:8 Mean?

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